Here, Here Senator Kennedy
At least there are still some powerful Democrats with the balls to say what needs to be said and to do what needs to be done–listen to the message that voters sent all of you in the November elections–they want congressional oversight in place because Bush cannot be trusted. Iraq IS Bush’s Vietnam. Its unfortunate that Kennedy probably doesn’t have enough support to get his bill passed in the Senate. From HuffPo:
Today, I introduced legislation to reclaim the people’s right to a full voice in the president’s plan to send more troops to Iraq. My bill will say that no additional troops can be sent and no additional dollars can be spent on such an escalation unless and until Congress approves the president’s plan.
Congress must exert its constitutional authority and demand a vote before any escalation in Iraq. In October 2002, Members of Congress authorized a war against the regime of Saddam Hussein, not to send our troops into a civil war. I voted against that resolution and feel an escalation of this war only compounds the original mistake of going in the first place.
A military escalation in Iraq would not strengthen our national security — instead it would further weaken it by enabling the Iraqis to avoid taking responsibility for their own future. More than 3000 American soldiers have died in Iraq and more than 22,000 have been wounded.
Instead of continued mistakes and shoot-from-the-hip policies, it’s time to get this right. The President must make clear the mission of our troops and lay out a path to bring them home, and Congress must stop being a rubberstamp for failed policies and stand up and act.
Watch the video of his speech as the National Press Club yesterday anticipating Bush’s expected escalation speech today.
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Congress must exert its Constitutional authority? They don’t have the “balls” to ever declare another war - either side of Congress. They’ve long since abandoned that responsibility and authority. And Constitutionality? I made sure by reading Article II again this morning, but I’m pretty sure that any law like Kennedy is proposing would get struck down summarily. It’s just Kennedy pandering to a crowd that seems to think that the latest election trumps a few hundred years of law because the news is talking about how monumental it is. You bought it.
but Kennedy knows what he proposed wont make it thru any Congressional proceedings.
We’ll see what the Doofus umm Decider says tonight.